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borough. The 1958 Kensington death rate compares with the rate
(provisional) of 10.0 for England and Wales.
Lung Disease. Kensington's death rate from pulmonary
tuberculosis per 100,000 population decreased in 1958 compared with the
previous year and the death rate for cancer of the lung also showed an
appreciable decrease. Comparative figures for England and Wales showed
a decrease of the rate in respect of pulmonary tuberculosis but a
continuing increase in the death rate for lung cancer. The comparative
figures for England and Wales and Kensington in the following table, show
the trend in these diseases since the end of the war.
England and Wales
Kensington
Year
Pulmonary
Tuberculos is
Cancer of
the Lung
Pulmonary
Tuberculosis
Cancer of
the Lung
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
1947 19,753 47.3 9,204 22.0 71 43.0 58 34.9
1948 18,798 44.0 10,162 23.8 76 45.0 45 26.6
1949 17,471 40.5 10,975 25.5 56 32.0 50 28.7
1950 14,079 32.1 12,241 28.0 52 29.0 70 39.4
1951 12,031 27.5 13,247 30.2 36 17.5 70 40.9
1952 9,335 21.2 14,218 32.3 29 16.8 71 41.1
1953 7,913 17.9 15,132 34.3 26 15.1 65 37.9
1954 7,069 16.0 16,331 36.9 20 11.7 72 42.2
1955 5,838 13.1 17,271 38.9 12 7.1 73 43.1
1956 4,851 10.9 18,185 40.7 19 11.2 73 43.2
1957 4,250 9.5 19,118 42.6 13 7.7 90 53.6
1958 4,000 8.9 19,809 43.9 10 6.0 79 47.7
(Death rates quoted above are per 100,000 population)
It is of interest to note that whilst the death rate from lung
cancer for the country as a whole has been increasing in recent years,
the rate for Kensington has been fairly steady for a number of years, with
the exception of 1957, when a marked increase was recorded, and 1958, when
the rate dropped nearly six per 100,000 population.
Housing. The emphasis in regard to housing during the year
was concentrated on the execution of the slum clearance programme, which
the Council, jointly with the London County Council, had prepared in
1955/56. This programme scheduled the clearance of 630 premises and
the Minister of Housing and Local Government had fixed ten years as the
period for securing the demolition of the houses- Of the total of
630 premises, the County Council assumed responsibility for the clearance
of 66 of these in the Fenelon Place/Warwick Road area. They have
acquired the premises and discussions are taking place with this Council
in regard to the future redevelopment of the area.
Action in regard to the other 564 houses is being taken by
the Borough Council. The majority are situated in the Kensal New Town
area, which consists of 516 premises. A redevelopment plan was made
in respect of this area, dividing it into three phases for the purposes
of demolition and rebuilding.